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Montgomery, Pennsylvania - 2 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Montgomery Area Sd #258 of 648 districts in Pennsylvania (state average 49). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,756 per pupil, Montgomery Area Sd ranks #384 of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending (Pennsylvania districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Montgomery Area Sd operates 2 public schools serving 940 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Pennsylvania. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lycoming County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,756 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 671 Pennsylvania districts by per-pupil spending. See how Pennsylvania compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.4% local, 47.8% state, and 13.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 55/100, ranked #258 of 648 in Pennsylvania against a state average of 49, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 153.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 13.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.1% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Montgomery El Sch, enrolling 504 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Montgomery El Sch accounts for 53.6% of all Montgomery Area Sd student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Montgomery Area Sd a distant remainder — means Montgomery Area Sd-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Montgomery Area Sd student-counselor ratio is 154:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Montgomery Area Sd chronic absenteeism rate is 13.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Montgomery Area Sd has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 940 students.
How much does Montgomery Area Sd spend per student?
Montgomery Area Sd spends $16,756 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #258 in Pennsylvania.
What is the demographic composition of Montgomery Area Sd?
Montgomery Area Sd students are 91.1% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Montgomery Area Sd?
Montgomery Area Sd has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #258 out of 648 districts in Pennsylvania.